Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
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Templar'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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  • Templar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Browns.

Some picks age like wine; Will Kacmarek at No. 204 will need to, sitting 111 spots clear of his grade. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Payton at that price is a win they earned. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a go-to option on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in the 39th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick70 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
A reach for Max Iheanachor in pick 70; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
No drama and no debate, Tacario Davis went about where he belonged in pick No. 107. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They paid a round early for Ted Hurst in slot 139, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryce Boettcher. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zxavian Harris well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
A real head-scratcher, Will Kacmarek in the 204th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.